Health system strengthening interventions: making the case for impact evaluation

Abstract

This brief (i) discusses health systems strengthening interventions, and illustrates the gap in knowledge about what works; (ii) explains why routine management data about programme performance may be insufficient to evaluate impact; (iii) discusses best practices to improve the quality and strength of impact evaluations; (iv) provides suggestions for developing country governments and the donor community in promoting impact evaluation and evidence-based health system strengthening.